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19 Nov

Kungumam & Manjal

Posted by RamN in Belief, People, Unique. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , .

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மஞ்சள் (Manjal aka Turmeric) and குங்குமம் (Kungumam) are the signs of a women who’s spouse is still alive according to various Hindu cultures. Its an auspicious symbol for women here.

The same in display at a shop, near a temple in Kodambakkam.

4 Responses to this post.

  1. Posted by marie noyale on November 19, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    An eye catcher!
    great mix of colors.

    Ram: Thanks for the peep in Marie.

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  2. Posted by Lo on November 19, 2008 at 8:48 pm

    so very beautiful colors!!!

    Ram: Thanks Lo, i’m glad you enjoyed the riot of colours.

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  3. Posted by Pranav Shah on November 22, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    I love the layers of focus and non-focussed heaps of colour :)

    Ram: Yes these colours across our nation is brilliant and one would fall in love with them. Thanks for the line.

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  4. Posted by How tree’s become God’s … « DailyPhoto Chennai on November 27, 2008 at 9:36 am

    [...] buy some Turmeric (which you saw a few days back here) make it into a paste, and apply on the tree like shown above (like a circle) and then apply [...]

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